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NAME
     fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

SYNOPSIS
     fold [-bs] [-w width] [--bytes]  [--spaces]  [--width=width]
     [file...]

DESCRIPTION
     This manual page documents the GNU version  of  fold.   fold
     prints  the  specified  files, or the standard input when no
     files are given or the filename `-' is encountered,  on  the
     standard output.  It breaks long lines into multiple shorter
     lines by inserting a newline at column 80.  It counts screen
     columns,  so  tab  characters  usually  take  more  than one
     column, backspace characters decrease the column count,  and
     carriage  return  characters  set  the  column count back to
     zero.

  OPTIONS
     -_b, --_b_y_t_e_s
          Count bytes rather than columns, so  that  tabs,  back-
          spaces, and carriage returns are each counted as taking
          up one column, just like other characters.

     -_s, --_s_p_a_c_e_s
          Break at word boundaries.  If  the  line  contains  any
          blanks,  the  line  is broken after the last blank that
          falls within the maximum line length.  If there are  no
          blanks,  the line is broken at the maximum line length,
          as usual.

     -_w, --_w_i_d_t_h _w_i_d_t_h
          Use a maximum line length of _w_i_d_t_h columns  instead  of
          80.

     The long-named options can be introduced with `+' as well as
     `--',  for compatibility with previous releases.  Eventually
     support for `+' will be removed, because it is  incompatible
     with the POSIX.2 standard.
















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